Drought Impact Reporter

Corn, cotton yields hurt by drought in Shelby County, Alabama
9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM

CATEGORIES:

Agriculture

AFFECTED AREAS:

Shelby County, AL

Start Date: 8/29/2019 -

The cotton and corn crops in Shelby County were unusually short. The corn yield may be half of normal this year. WBMA (Birmingham, Ala.), Sept. 4, 2019 Drought hurt the corn and cotton in Shelby County, where one farmer estimated a loss of 40 percent for his cotton and an even worse outcome for the corn. Shelby County Reporter (Columbiana, Ala.), Aug. 29, 2019

Sources

Shelby County Reporter . Shelby County still dealing with severe drought - Shelby County Reporter (AL). Thursday, August 29, 2019 https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2019/08/29/shelby-county-still-dealing-with-severe-drought/.
ABC 33/40 . Harpersville farmers say Shelby County drought has ruined corn & cotton - WBMA (AL). Wednesday, September 4, 2019 https://abc3340.com/news/local/harpersville-farmers-say-shelby-county-drought-has-ruined-corn-cotton.

Corn, cotton yields hurt by drought in Shelby County, Alabama9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM

Corn, cotton yields hurt by drought in Shelby County, Alabama
9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM